Our absolute favorite local festival, Hillcrest HarvestFest, is back for the 27th year on October 22nd this year. If you are not familiar with Harvestfest, it is an annual festival in Hillcrest featuring events, food trucks, local beer, vendors and more. The event takes over Kavanaugh Boulevard from Monroe to Walnut streets. The big new …
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The Little Rock beer front has remained fairly quiet over the last few years, aside from a couple of second projects from Lost Forty and Flyway. That is all about to change in a big way starting with a return from one of our favorite brands, Moody Brews, which is looking to open a new …
Root Cafe owners Jack Sundell and Corri Bristow-Sundell sold Mockingbird Bar & Tacos to to JLC Entertainment Holdings, owned by Johnny Campbell and Harry and Joe Einhorn effective today. Opened at 1220 S. Main St. in Little Rock’s SoMa district in 2018 by The Root owners, Mockingbird serves farm-to-table tacos and other locally sourced comfort …
El Sur has been a South Main staple with their food truck since they started serving three years ago. They are now ready to fully plant their business in the SoMa district when they open their doors to the new brick and mortar at 1214 Main street on Friday. If you are familiar with their …
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Through all of restaurant shut downs, capacity limits, and all the ups and downs that came during the past 2(ish) years, our local restaurants fared well considering the national average. As I’ve said in countless interviews on the subject, a lot of the reason why this was the case is due to Little Rock being …
Changing of the Guard: Restaurants and Businesses Look for New Owners Post COVID Read More »
When The Grumpy Rabbit opened mid-pandemic last year it brought an interesting element to Lonoke by focusing on higher end cuisine and delivering an experience that most locals previously had to make the 30 minute drive to Little Rock to get. Part of making the idea come together was hiring well known chef James Hale …
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The Little Rock area’s first Big Bad Breakfast is nearing completion and they are ready to open the doors on June 21st of next month at 101 South Bowman. Big Bad Breakfast was founded by award-winning chef John Currence, who has more Little Rock connections than imaginable, in Oxford back in 2008. The small group …
The Keet family’s JTJ Restaurant Group (Petit & Keet, Cypress Social, Taziki’s, Waldo’s, Count Porkula) announced the acquisition of the Breckenridge Village Center today. In the release, JTJ Restaurants says they will work to restore the Rodney Parham property to the “glory days” starting with a significant exterior renovation that will include new landscaping, signage, …
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Little Rock will be one of the first locations for a new authentic burrito restaurant coming to Arkansas this summer. Crazy King Burrito is opening at 401 South Bowman Rd (former Whimsy Cookie location) and brings authentic flavors rooted in their original Cozumel based location. The food will feature a solid mix of burritos all …
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Fidel & Co coffee continues to expand their footprint under the recently formed Remolinos Group. Earlier this year they announced their Sterling Market concept set to open later this year, now they are announcing a second coffee shop and coworking space. The new space will be located at 610 President Clinton Avenue. It is a …
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